Northern lights occur when a solar flare interacts with Earth's atmosphere.
The flares are coming from a solar region that was created in late January.
A new sunspot group has quickly grown and is spewing out the most intense type of solar flare. Effects on Earth are forecast ...
Live Science on MSN
Trippy 'biomass' snap reveals first detailed look at our planet's carbon stores — Earth from space
The first false-color image from ESA's newly operational Biomass satellite shows off a unique perspective of the rainforests, ...
Live Science on MSN
Sun launches 27 solar flares in 24 hours, including strongest one in years
The sunspot region 4366 fired off dozens of powerful solar flares in 24 hours, including the single strongest flare since ...
Wellbeing Whisper on MSN
Sunspot region 4366 fires an X8.3 flare – why Earth feels it in radio first
The direct effect of a large solar flare is not the spectacular luminous auroras, but rather, silence on the airwaves. As the ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results